MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, MI – Tarnez Sequan Johnson, the 37-year-old Muskegon ex-convict police are seeking for Monday’s shooting of a Muskegon Heights man in the chest, has been charged with a life felony.

An arrest warrant was issued Tuesday, Oct. 1, charging Johnson with assault with intent to murder, punishable by up to life in prison, and a felony firearm count, which carries a mandatory, consecutive two-year prison sentence. He’s charged as a fourth-time habitual offender.

The 34-year-old victim was in critical condition Tuesday, police said. The man was shot at close range in the chest during a fist fight that escalated.

The shooting happened shortly before 9 p.m. Sept. 30. Police believe Johnson was driving a black Jeep when he allegedly fled the scene after the shooting in the 2300 block of Seventh Street in Muskegon Heights.

According to the Michigan Department of Corrections website, Johnson is missing the tip of his right ring finger and has a scar on the front of his right hand. He also has the number “409” tattooed on his right arm, according to the MDOC site.

Johnson is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached, according to Muskegon Heights Police Chief Lynne Gill. The public should contact authorities if they see him, Gill said.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or the Muskegon Heights Police Department at (231) 733-8900.

According to the MDOC website, Johnson has served prison time for multiple felony convictions, including meth possession, resisting police and weapons offenses. He was discharged from MDOC oversight in February 2013.

John
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